Tag: Washington D.C. ABCA July 2026

Following July’s record-setting $10.6M peak, Washington, D.C.’s medical cannabis market cooled in August to $9.84M in revenue. Meanwhile, Holistic Industries CEO Josh Genderson faces a $5M investor lawsuit, Virginia advocates raise youth equity warnings, and Maryland micro-processors seek shared state infrastructure.

D.C. License Renewals Heat Up, Virginia Enforcement Collapses Post-Reform Plus Maryland Deploys Tax Revenue for Community Equity

D.C. Clears Bladensburg Dispensary, Virginia Reaches 100% Medical Coverage

D.C. ABCA alerts operators to fake payment invoices, Virginia’s CCA sets a 350-store retail cap, and Maryland updates executive workplace cannabis policies.

Mayor Muriel Bowser signed emergency legislation allowing conditional medical cannabis licensees to advance to standard licenses using a zoning certificate instead of a Certificate of Occupancy (COO). Regulators reinforce that the 3-year hard expiration clock remains in effect. And, The MCA and DGS released an RFI (due Sept. 28, 2026) for nonprofits to operate a…

D.C.’s medical cannabis sales hit a record $10.6M in July, AYR Wellness opens a new VA storefront, Evermore gets fined $50K in MD, and UMD files a trademark dispute.